Mary Helen Garrett Stanton

Mary Helen Garrett Stanton, 86, passed at Select Specialty Medical Facility, Greensboro on December 9th, 2022. She was born in Pleasant Garden, to Howard and Lillie Fields Garrett on September 29th, 1936.
Mary was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt. She retired from A.M. International in 1982, from that point forward, she was a devoted wife of a farmer and took care of and nourished for her grandchildren for many years. Her and George were longtime members of Cedar Square Friends Meeting. She was very active in the Level Cross community as a volunteer. Helping her husband, she was a member of the Gideon Auxiliary. She loved watching her birds and endured in the beauty of nature. Mary is preceded in death by her parents, husband of 66 years, George Elwood Stanton, half-brother, Michael Childress, and son-in-law, Eddie Sawyer.
She is survived by her daughter, Teresa Sawyer, grandchildren, Brandon Sawyer (Cassie), Ashley McCollum (Jacob), and Savannah Auman (Jesse); great-grandchildren, Sawyer McCollum, Hallie Sawyer, Sophie Sawyer, Stella Sawyer, Jake Sawyer, and Laikynn Auman; sister, Linda Duncan, and sister-in-law, Teresa Childress.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 at Cedar Square Friends Meeting, 7546 Harlow Rd, High Point, NC 27263, from 12:30 pm-1:30 pm. The Funeral Service will follow at Cedar Square Friends Meeting at 2:00 pm. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorials can be made in Mary’s honor to Cedar Square Friends Meeting, 7546 Harlow Rd, High Point, NC 27263.